Out and about in Africa with the Spice Taxi
World Service,Β·146 episodes
Ama Ata Aidoo, Chenjerai Hove and Cyprian Ekwensi talk about what inspires them to write
Filmaker Sadiq Balewa "Great stories make great films"
How cultural links can be forged with music
Competition winners are drawn out of the hat
Poetry and publishing in Ghana - is it a business or art form?
Alexandra Duah in conversation with Ghanaian filmaker Kwaw Paintsil Ansah
Thumb pianist Stella Chiweshe and using colour in Nigerian fashion design
Exercises to get fit, plus hair styling and products
The origins of soul, jazz and rap all lie in Gospel music
Panellists take on the roles of fictional characters - and respond to the twists and turns
What do dreams mean? How dreams affect our lives and their significance
What the Eritrean Club in Washington means to the people who go there
Interviews with Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen and Benin singer Angelique Kidjo
Panellists' wit, invention and gamesmanship is tested on the subject of the poverty gap
Profile and exploration of the stringed musical instrument played in North Africa
The making of a radio play called Bridge - a look behind the scenes
"The accented syllables are really emphasised so much through rap"
Mali musician Oumous Sangari; Griot singer Fanta Damba and the fashion of Colonel Gaddafi
Flute player David Kitururu and the London Ritual Theatre Arts Company tackle Shakespeare
Opinions on dreams, mothers, kissing, school days and women
Singer, musician and poet Vusi Mahlasela, musician from South Africa
Let your body do the talking with non verbal communication
Writer Earnshaw Palmer and Nigerian glass sculptor Maria Amidu
Opinions on the subjects of power, traffic jams and babies
In northern Niger during the Gerewol young men dance for young women
Marginalisation because of the things women have or haven't done
The Benin singer Angelique Kido now lives in Paris
Interview with the pan-African band based in Sweden
Opinions on the topics of crowd mentality, growing old and flying
Ghana as seen through the eyes of South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali
